Last week I discovered this startling, cute plant when we visited Cimiez monastery and gardens, just north of Nice.
It looked like a Cuphea, so I googled that and matched it to Cuphea llavea, otherwise know as the Bat-faced cuphea
I couldn’t see it myself, until I coloured up a grey, long-eared bat for fun!
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Oh, one of my favorite little plants! I don’t currently have any growing, but they’re such fun–full of color and little bat faces.
And some of the photos I googled show hummingbirds feeding from them. Do you see that in your garden too?
Hehe, love the editing! I love cupheas, they’re great plants.
Merci beaucoup Eliza! I couldn’t resist the additions.